January often is a month of reflection. I don’t know if it is the “season” or the conclusion that I don't want to wait until I get to the end of my life to start worrying about the things I never got to do. I have put together a list of things I have done and things I plan to accomplish this year or some time in the near future! I may have to keep adding to it as I think of them but it's a start.

Things I have done!

Been lost, sometimes the best way to find something new or discover something you didn't even know you were looking for.Skipped schoolKnow how to weld, rebuild small engines, and I was in FFABeen in a few playsTraveled by motorcycle, car, train, and plane numerous times. (I love to fly it is the best way to go.)Visited Washington DC. (The WOW factor is over played!)Been to Cozumel Mexico, Ochos Rios, Jamaica, Grand Cayman IslandI have swam in the both the Pacific and Atlantic OceanCried myself to sleepWrote a letter to Santa Claus... (a childhood innocence sometimes still missed.)Played cops and robbers as a child and an adult Sang Karaoke very badly but numerous margaritas contributed to that!I have been so broke I have paid for a meal with coins only.Done things I told myself I wouldn't. (Regretted a few the others glad I did.)Made prank phone calls as a childLaughed until I couldn't catch my breathI have caught a snowflake on my tongueDanced in the rain on a warm summer night all by myselfWatched the sunrise with someoneBlown bubbles as a child and an adult. There is something still magical about it even now.Gone ice-skatingBeen snowboarding. It is hell on your knees until you get good!Prefer skiing.... One amazing Jackson Hole ski trip in college with some GO-GO-juice!Driven across the United StatesGone snowmobilingGone scuba diving and swam with sting rays (Very cool!)Laid outside at night and admired the stars while listening to the cricketsI have seen a falling star and made a wishEnjoyed the beauty of Ole Faithful Geyser being from Montana and all = )I have seen the Statue of LibertyWent on a cruiseGone horse back ridingVisited a rain forest where I zip lined through it.I have pet a camel and rode an elephantJumped off a cliff, been white water rafting, and water skiing.Was in the Army. Whorah!(Shot an M16, M60 and rocket launchers, threw grenades, drove hummers, and a bunch of other really cool stuff.

Things I want to do!

Join a kickboxing class... (It is kicking my ass.)Learn belly dancing as an art form and exercise (Start in February.)Take a pottery classLose weight and get back into "before kids" shapeGet published again. (Either in Skirt or another form of media.)Go back to rock climbing and repellingTake a helicopter rideBuy a French Maid outfit. (Perhaps become a better house keeper.....Nah)Do several home improvement projects to make my house look more like a home.Redo my tattoo (It is a little faded.)Re-pierce my second ear holeGo sky divingI have never been kissed under the mistletoeRide in a hot air balloonGo deep sea fishingRide on a San Fran trolley

Places I want to visit!

Go to Disney World/LandMyrtle Beach... (home of the SHAG a classic movie and a dance I want to learn)Africa (To see the giraffes.)Australia, Fiji, Hawaii, England, the BahamasBaja Mexico (A friend use to vacation here every summer and I was always wanted to go.)China (To see the Great Wall.)Seattle (See the Space Needle and a dear friend.)Bar Harbor, Maine (I am writing a novel and it takes place in Bar Harbor.)

In these moments of exquisite tormentI reach out and only find emptinessI thought you were extraordinaryBut your feelings are hollow and ambiguousA crumbling monument to the past A life of phantom limitations I see waxed smiles on waning facesA beautiful façade for the emotionally barrenUnsurpassed happiness does not inoculate you to melancholy My defenses are low, but I will not waver, nor bend or break Sanity hanging on by a thread, You are not responsible for the racket in my headWanting you was so myopicHow could I not see I was merely playing pretend

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